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Plexciton Dirac points and topological modes

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  • Joel Yuen-Zhou

    (University of California–San Diego)

  • Semion K. Saikin

    (Harvard University
    Kazan Federal University)

  • Tony Zhu

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Center for Excitonics, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Mehmet C. Onbasli

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Caroline A. Ross

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Vladimir Bulovic

    (Center for Excitonics, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Marc A. Baldo

    (Center for Excitonics, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Plexcitons are polaritonic modes that result from the strong coupling between excitons and plasmons. Here, we consider plexcitons emerging from the interaction of excitons in an organic molecular layer with surface plasmons in a metallic film. We predict the emergence of Dirac cones in the two-dimensional band-structure of plexcitons due to the inherent alignment of the excitonic transitions in the organic layer. An external magnetic field opens a gap between the Dirac cones if the plexciton system is interfaced with a magneto-optical layer. The resulting energy gap becomes populated with topologically protected one-way modes, which travel at the interface of this plexcitonic system. Our theoretical proposal suggests that plexcitons are a convenient and simple platform for the exploration of exotic phases of matter and for the control of energy flow at the nanoscale.

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  • Joel Yuen-Zhou & Semion K. Saikin & Tony Zhu & Mehmet C. Onbasli & Caroline A. Ross & Vladimir Bulovic & Marc A. Baldo, 2016. "Plexciton Dirac points and topological modes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms11783
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11783
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